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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (Paramount, 1935). Half Sheet
(22" X 28") Style B.
Gary Cooper was just at the start of his immense popularity, after
ten years in Hollywood, when he starred in this film about three
Bengal Lancers in colonial India. Cooper, Franchot Tone, and
Richard Cromwell are three British Lieutenants captured by rebel
Mohammed Khan (Douglass Dumbrille), who is planning an uprising.
Based on a story by Francis Yeats-Brown, this hit was nominated for
seven Academy Awards. Restoration has addressed some of the issues
on this half sheet, including edge wear with chips in the top and
left borders, multiple tears, and bends in the bottom corners. This
is a must have, as original posters for this film are scarce; we
have not previously come across this style with its wonderfully
bright artwork. Good+ on Cardstock.